Caribbean Report 23-04-2001
Date
2001-04-23
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. Caricom leaders may have signed up for the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) but reservations remain. President George Bush, Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, Jamaica Ambassador to the United States Richard Bernal are interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (00:29-08:32)
3. Puerto Rico's Governor Sila Calderon and the United States Navy are heading for a collison over bombing practices on Vieques. Ken Richards reports (08:33-10:20)
4. ACP countries meet in Guyana to discuss the crisis in the sugar industry. Prime Minister Sam Hinds and Director of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation and ACP Institutions Carl Greenidge are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (10:21-12:23)
5. St. Lucia's Agriculture Ministry says it wants to verify the latest banana figures issued by WIBDECO. Former St. Lucia Cooperative Board Member Rupert Gajadhar is interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (12:24-15:41)
2. Caricom leaders may have signed up for the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) but reservations remain. President George Bush, Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, Jamaica Ambassador to the United States Richard Bernal are interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (00:29-08:32)
3. Puerto Rico's Governor Sila Calderon and the United States Navy are heading for a collison over bombing practices on Vieques. Ken Richards reports (08:33-10:20)
4. ACP countries meet in Guyana to discuss the crisis in the sugar industry. Prime Minister Sam Hinds and Director of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation and ACP Institutions Carl Greenidge are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (10:21-12:23)
5. St. Lucia's Agriculture Ministry says it wants to verify the latest banana figures issued by WIBDECO. Former St. Lucia Cooperative Board Member Rupert Gajadhar is interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (12:24-15:41)